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Oscars Baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fri., Feb. 24, 2012 1:59 PM PST by Ashlan Gorse

I know the Academy Awards are all about the art, and love, of movie making.  But I have to say, my favorite part is the DRESSES!!!!! 

Oscar Sunday is like my New Year's Eve/July 4th all rolled into one.  I'm like a little school girl who can't hold her excitement when someone steps onto red carpet for the first time that night and their glamorous dress is revealed. 

It's more rare at the Oscars to have a fashion flop.  Most actresses save their best gown of the award season for the Academy, so it truly is a red carpet full of the fashion's crème de la crème.  I'm always excited to see Reese Witherspoon, and judging by her sexier look at the Golden Globes I think she is going to try and wow us again.

Rooney Mara has been wearing funky dresses so far this award season and every time we see her on a carpet, so I suspect she will step out in something over the top…hopefully Alexander McQueen-ish.

Jessica Chastain has been making great choices, so I expect her to rock it out again on the red carpet.

And of course Angelina Jolie…I just hope she goes big and not the same column design that she usually gravitates toward.

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Bio

Ashlan Gorse joined E! News in May 2008 as a correspondent and fill-in anchor, covering everything from red carpet premieres to breaking news. Before joining E! News, Ashlan was the host of E! News Now.

A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Journalism with a BA in broadcasting and a minor in music, Ashlan began her professional career in the exclusive NBC Page Program in NYC. Working on shows like Saturday Night Live, the Today show and Conan O'Brien only fueled her love for all things entertainment.

Ashlan then climbed her way up at Access Hollywood in Manhattan, going from production assistant to field producer before continuing on to MSNBC as a reporter and segment producer for its weekend entertainment shows, Hot List and At the Movies. Her Southern charm led her to be a coach for MTV's Made.

In 2006, she moved to Los Angeles as the editor at large for Life & Style magazine and has since appeared on The O'Reilly Factor, the Today show, The CBS Early Show, CNN, TV Guide and The Insider as a pop-culture and gossip guru.

Ashlan has become a permanent fixture on the red carpet, covering the Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes and Grammys. She has interviewed such Hollywood luminaries as Meryl Streep, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Robert Downey Jr. and many more.

When she's not obsessing over celebrity culture, Ashlan loves fashion, sweet tea and stilettos.